About the Role
Amazon Web Services (AWS) India Private Limited, a local reseller of AWS, is committed to delivering world-class cloud technologies. As part of the AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) team, you will play a crucial role in driving revenue, adoption, and growth from small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers.
The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies, and we believe that exceptional support is vital to customer success. Our goal is to provide developers and businesses with access to cutting-edge cloud infrastructure, enabling them to build and scale their applications efficiently.
Job Summary
We are seeking talented Security Engineers to join our AWS Managed Services (AMS) Security team. Your primary responsibilities will include identifying security threats, evaluating risks, and proposing remediation solutions. You will also contribute to the development of security automation and posture improvements, track the effectiveness of AWS detective controls, and develop processes to enhance security response.
Key Responsibilities
* Identify, evaluate, and communicate security threats, risks, and vulnerabilities, and propose recommended remediation for security issues.
* Contribute to the development of security automation and security posture improvements.
* Track and report on the effectiveness of AWS detective controls such as Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon Macie, and other new security products.
* Develop processes and policies to increase security response effectiveness.
* On-call support: This role requires periodic on-call responsibilities including weekends.
A Day in the Life
As a Security Engineer in AWS Managed Services (AMS), your responsibilities will involve monitoring networks and systems for potential threats, performing triage for security alerts, documenting suspicious activity, and reporting issues. You will collaborate with our security engineers and partner teams to perform daily threat detection and incident response, utilizing the full capabilities of AWS technologies and services.
About the Team
AWS values diversity and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Even if you don't meet all the qualifications and skills listed, we invite you to apply if you have relevant experience or alternative perspectives.
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical position.
* Minimum of 2 years or more of demonstrated experience in a technical field, with a focus on operating systems, network, and/or applications.
* Understanding of security concepts and common security threats in host operating systems (Linux/Windows), log analysis, and investigation.
* Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP.
* Experience with programming languages such as Python.
Preferred Qualifications
* Knowledge of common system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.
* Understanding of the tools, tactics, and techniques used by threat actors during security events.
* Familiarity/experience with AWS services and security concepts.